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A man died from operable cancer after an NHS trust failed to act on advice from another hospital, an ombudsman's report reveals.

Can vegans push themselves to physical extremes?

An Australian feminist group expressed fury after Facebook rejected an ad it created because of the image it used.

The spread of Zika is the price being paid for a massive policy failure on mosquito control, says World Health Organization leader Margaret Chan.

"Unloved" GP waiting rooms which are covered in leaflets and tatty magazines can increase patients' anxiety, according to an Edinburgh study.

Rock legend Wilko Johnson on the chance meeting that led to him being cured of cancer, which he had previously been told was terminal.

Fat, carbs or protein? What foods make a healthy diet?

From a prototype device which can detect gluten in food to allergy apps, BBC Click's Lara Lewington reports

Thousands of local pharmacies in England are at risk of closure because of cuts by the Department of Health, according to a campaign group.

Advice to eat more fat is irresponsible and potentially deadly, Public Health England's chief nutritionist has said.

As antibiotics resistance grows around the world, for some people even the strongest drugs no longer work

Thousands of local pharmacies in England are at risk of closure because of cuts by the Department of Health, a campaign group says.

The number of people caring for someone with cancer in the UK has risen to almost 1.5 million, according to a cancer charity.

Advice to eat more fat is irresponsible and potentially deadly, Public Health England's chief nutritionist says.

The health service could suffer if Brexit puts the economy at risk as "when the British economy sneezes, the NHS catches a cold", chief executive of NHS England warns.

A new vibrating walking stick is helping people with Parkinson's Disease retain their mobility and independence.

President Obama criticises the US Congress for failing to fully back his request for a $1.9bn (£1.25bn) fund to combat the Zika virus.

The teenagers who regularly poison themselves

The Zika virus strain responsible for the outbreaks in Brazil has been detected in Africa for the first time, the World Health Organization says.

Nearly 5,500 mental health patients in England had to travel out of their area last year because of a lack of hospital beds, new figures show.

The Victoria Derbyshire programme speaks to two people who have suffered after having to travel because of a lack of mental health beds in their area.

Patient care could start to suffer after hospitals and other NHS trusts in England overspent by a record £2.45bn last year, experts are warning.

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has long been known for his campaign to improve children's access to healthier food.

An unprecedented overspend by hospitals and other NHS trusts in England is expected to be announced later by health bosses.

Are there still taboos surrounding childbirth?

My brother's brain injury was ignored because of dementia

Scientists have come up with an explanation for why some teenage boys go through a clumsy phase during a growth spurt.

Plain packaging rules for tobacco will be introduced on Friday after a legal challenge against the new law was dismissed by the High Court.

Junior doctors' leaders fear they could face an "uphill struggle" to convince the profession to accept the new contract agreed with ministers.

The Victoria Derbyshire programme looks at the battle against infections that are resistant to drugs.

People should consider taking aspirin immediately after a minor stroke to prevent or limit the harm caused by further strokes, researchers say.

As a survey by the Mental Health Foundation suggests older men are less likely to recognise the importance of relationships, Graham Satchell meets a group of 'walking footballers'.

Abortion rates among women in London are higher than the rest of England, as figures reveal wide variations across the country.

How children are key to a dementia-friendly future

Colon cancers are more deadly if they appear on the right side of the colon, a study suggests.

A deal has been agreed in the long-running dispute over a new junior doctors' contract in England after eight days of talks.

Amputee James Young has worked with prosthetics designers to create a unique limb that looks like something straight out of a science fiction movie.

The number of people in their 80s or older who are relied on as carers has rocketed in the last seven years, according to the charity Age UK.

Ten killings involving patients of a mental health trust will be reviewed after the conviction of a man who stabbed a motorist to death.

Department of Health figures suggest abortion rates for England and Wales have remained "fairly constant", with 184,571 abortions in 2015.

A hallucinogenic chemical in magic mushrooms shows promise for people with untreatable depression, a tiny study suggests.

Nurses, paramedics and pharmacists should be trained to fill in for doctors and help the NHS in England cope with demand, bosses say.

A hospital in Boston becomes the first in the US to perform a successful penis transplant, say doctors, calling the operation "a surgical milestone".

US scientists say they have managed to clone the Zika virus - an important step towards fast-tracking a vaccine against the disease.

An "intelligent" prosthetic limb, improved MRI scanners and green engines are the three finalists for a major UK engineering prize.

Fifteen cancer charities say they are "deeply concerned" about new plans for approving innovative cancer medicines for the NHS in England.

Polio could be eradicated in Pakistan within months, the World Health Organisation says, as a mass vaccination drive is launched in the north-west.

Detecting signs of disease without the need for expensive laboratory equipment.